Rennette is a student of the Animal Husbandry Academy, part of those deemed worthy to work with dogs, hawks, horses, and dragons. She soon finds that her empathy for the animals she works with, as well as her love of stories, can have dire consequences.

He was the enemy's greatest creation. Their deadliest weapon. Too bad they never expected him to fall into the hands of an unsuspecting teenage girl... who, incidentally, has no idea what to do with him. -SKoW Most Creative Plot Award Nominee!-